Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-15
A WOman,s Scheme.

A WOman'S Scheme.
ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF COLLECTING MONEY WITH
THE AID OF FORGED LETTERS
About week ago the following letter, written
on one of DR.. 2. T. Sewers blanks was picked up
on Capitol HILL and was enclosed by the finder to
Major Moore, superintendent Of police:
6, 2a 81.
Physicians OF Washington:
died three weeks ago In New York. leaving a wife
and four children without any means whatever.
Mrs. Cartwright comes here expecting to ind her
brother -in-law, hoping he would help them. Said
brother left here two months ago. So, failing to
find him, she comes to me lher husbands old
frend) for assistance she desires to go to friends
raising sum necessary $50 to carry them there:
For that purpose give $40 and this statement OF
to every physician in the city until the required
sum be raised. Hoping one and all will give some
for 1t is case OF true need and worthy Of help
f Please y sign Maine and sum given. and oSlise
Sewers, n. D.
This letter, which proved to be forgery, was
case was given to Detective Ran, who soon ascer-
tained that such a letter had been presented by q
scription of the woman was telephOned to the
police stations with request that she should be
arrested. Yesterday afternoon woman answer
Ing the description went into the E6bit House and
called for Mr. G. e. willard, who did not happen to
be in. She left, but Ocer j. A. Moore noticed her
and took her into custody for the detective ONCE
house. 1t was found that while she gave her name
as Dora Cartwright, aged 33, that She was also
known as Mrs Evans and Mira Clay, and by other
names. Detective RAN ascertained that she came
here from Baltimore and stopped two weeks at the
Dumbarton, when Mr.. Burkes suggested a settle
ment OF her bill and she left, but soon returned
with O note purpOrttng to be signed by
Mrs. Dr. Sewers endorsing her, and stating
there, however, and went 70 WhalOck's boarding
house, on the Avenue, near ID street On search
ing her and her room there was found case Of
surgical instruments stolen from Dr.. Reyburn q
few weeks ago. Letters purpOrttng to be signed
by Dr. w. J. c. Hazen, "tothe physicians OF WASH
ington "to the surgeons OF Washington" and 'to
the business men of Washington" as also subscr1p-
tiOn papers on which the names appeared OF Dr.
J. 4. Young, Hawkes., Latimer, Baum, Harrison, p.
g. Young Robbins, Sothoron, Bond and Custts, for
Al each: 0arnett, G. Z. Mallam, Fee, A. s. Doug
las sanold, SO cents each; B ; = Madison, adj $50
tons tor Of +. Il. Mackey, S.; Jesse Johns, Miller &
Miller, j. A. ]. Criswel, Snyder and thompson, 81
each.
porting to be signed by r. A. Schmidt OF 5Of eth
street, and memoranda OF addresses OF several
GLASSES of people She acknowledged that she had
played similar game in Baltimore and had made
A woman supposed to be the same appeared
| about three weeks ago In TEE EVENING SrAR's COM
posing room and presented letter purporting to
be signed by DR.. Sewers, setting forth that her
printer ~ 3nns TO- hin naa Sar G ded
to the West. where she had friends On the
strength of this letter and the baby which the
woman carried with her, the c0mp0sitors took up
| collection for her benefit
Margaret Stock6rdge, and that she Is from Fruit
Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio.